And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels…. (1 Timothy 3:16, KJV) God is spirit, and is therefore not visible to the human eyes. The Apostle Paul says in the first Chapter of the same book “now unto the King eternal, Read More
Who is Jesus?
The Firstborn of Every Creature
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature (Colossians 1:15, KJV) The book of Colossians is replete with revelations of the mysteries of the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul says He is the “firstborn of every creature.” What does this mean? Was Jesus created? Is the Read More
I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty (Rev. 1:8 KJV) Jesus spoke the words in our verse above: “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending.” He gives us the meaning of “Alpha and Omega” Read More
Thou Shalt Call His Name JESUS
And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins (Matt. 1:21 KJV) The Name JESUS was given to His parents before He was born. While Joseph was in deep thought about the strange news he just received regarding his fiancee, the Read More
Before Abraham Was, I am
Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am (Jn. 8:58 KJV) You will immediately notice there is a grammatical problem with the title above “Before Abraham was, I am.” We would have expected Jesus to say “before Abraham was, I was already existing” or something similar. However, there Read More
The Word was Made Flesh—What does this mean?
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth (Jn. 1:14 KJV) The verse above is the most outstanding and astonishing of all scriptures —the Word of God became flesh. What does this mean? Read More
Whom Say Ye That I Am
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? (Matt. 16:15 KJV) Jesus asked His disciples what the people said about Him as they journeyed and came close to the city of Caesarea. The disciples were excited to give the opinions of the people about Jesus. They said: “Some say that thou art Read More
Consider the Apostle of our Profession
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus (Heb. 3:1 KJV) The scripture above calls Jesus the Apostle of our profession or confession. The word “Apostle” in this verse is used in the generic meaning of the word, apparently not in the sense of Read More